Technology Platform ‘Plants for the future’
 

Launch of the "Stakeholders Proposal for a Strategic Research Agenda"

 

Press Conference

 Strasbourg, 5th July 2005

 


 

 

 

 

 

The Press Conference was introduced and moderated by Marc Zabeau, Chairman of the European Plant Science Organisation.

 

 

 

 

An Introduction of the "Stakeholders Proposal for a Strategic Research Agenda" was given by Hans Kast, President and CEO, BASF Plant Science and Chairman EuropaBio.

 

Three presentations were given by:

 

Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Science and Research

Giles Chichester, MEP and Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Pierre Pagesse, Presidium Member of COGECA, General Confederation of Agricultural Co-operatives in the EU, President of Limagrain (FR)

    

      

    

 

After the presentations there was time for discussion with questions from journalists and stakeholders

 

From the floor

 


And online journalists

You can still watch the recorded press conference at http://www.epsoweb.org/Catalog/TP/TP%20launch_stakeholder_proposal.htm

 

Media coverage of the press conference

 

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